Just, Why? “The Boss Baby” Was the Most Watched Film on Qantas Flights This Year

We know the first question you ask anyone returning from an overseas holiday: “What did you watch on the plane?”

That question—immortalised by Dale Kerrigan in The Castle—gives the returned holidaymakers a chance to brag about the recent cinema release they got to enjoy while biding the time between destinations.

But we’re guessing there was a lot of lying going on in 2017, because Qantas has just revealed the most watched plane film of the year. And no, it’s not the kind of movie you would have found on our Top 10 movies of the year list (or even among the 25 runners up).

The most watched Qantas film of the year was… The Boss Baby.

Yes, the Boss Baby you’re thinking of. The one where Alec Baldwin voices a baby who is also a boss. (I’m presuming that’s the plot; I didn’t see it. But the ad campaign was pretty straightforward.)

Logan was runner up to The Boss Baby, in an even more heartbreaking final result than the actual ending of Logan.

Hidden Figures, Beauty and the Beast and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them rounded out the top five, followed by Lion, La La Land, Baywatch, Kong: Skull Island and Baby Driver. (Great year for film Babies.)

So, for the most part, not a bad list. And we’re certainly not gonna begrudge parents who desperately set Boss Baby on repeat to keep their little ones from complaining during long-haul flights across the globe. But still, couldn’t Get Out have gotten a bit more airline love?

Meanwhile, according to News.com.au, Modern Family was the most watched TV show, while Peppa Pig was the most-watched children’s show (controversy be damned).

And Ariana Grande had the two most listened to songs of the year: "Dangerous Woman" and "Side to Side". Yeah, that last one is definitely not for kids.

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